piet-my-vrou

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪtmeɪfɹəʊ/

Noun

piet-my-vrou (plural piet-my-vrous)

  1. (South Africa) The red-chested cuckoo, Cuculus solitarus.
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